The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-30

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Yea 1 reekollcct Il neow," said
Hiram. smiling. 1T was crazy Old
afIair-a zinc box in wooden frame.
punched full o. holes. with small iron
nan inside. / hated Il iken. cause the
Newton boys m the others made fun
q me fur carryin' Il fur gran ma-go'i
darn me! Ia carry Il all over creation
fur her neoUr'
Eye used ter stop In the vestry an
iii the pan with Goals out or the stove'
said Dennis. ..an' then you'd carry u
upstairs an set il under the pew-do
You remember the pew near the pulpit
an 80 gran mas feet wuz warm AL
through meetin'. while you set In the
other corner NV the pew. shiverin' like
calves-foot jelly, an wonderin' why the
minister's prayers wux alters longer IN
winter than In summer
Il reckollect il nll." said Hiram
..Secms like could see gran'ma now
a settin' IN the OF mcctin' house; an
can see the big. black velvet bag. too
the bag she carried swung by broad
satin ribbons on her arm. The bag
hez religious flowers embroidered on
it--not roses an such like. but lilies
an violets: an in the bag there Is
cookies. an gran ma eats enc now an
thea to kind o stay her appetite. but
the little boy gets none, for i would
be- wicked fur little boys 10 eat cookies
in mcetin' thine Gran'ma Is old-it's
different with her.
..Yc don't remember. do YEP asked
Antioch. with what a feelin' Nv re-
lief We used ter hear the last hymn
given out? The congregation used ter
stand ~ an turn round an face the
choir in the galrry. And everybody
sung. too, fur in them days folks didn't
hev ter ret musical eddicashuns afore
they cud praise God !" y,
RI ..Sing? Why. should say 50!
, cried Coronation. "They want nc
Z great folks. an there never wuz much
airs on the wes' side o the mountain
1 nohow. but in meetin' house on sun
. day they Jest lifted up their voices e
. mucn cz to say: If Gods ears is opeI
A to-day there amt nobody goin' TO &c
the start NV the Newfane folks! All
J. Hiram Atkins. that wuz sacred musi'
q we had in them days
IL don't understand il. nuther
said China. in quavcring voice. ''un
IS less 'twaz cause in them days we ha'
4 plain meetin' houses instead
a churches. an plain ministers te
a preach plain gospel instead O eminen
II diyines ter deliver eloquent discourse
ike they hey in these hifalutin' days
= Leastwise. it's all sort o different an
,c changed like now. an with the chang
1T we oil tunes is forgotten I"
..Oh. no. not forgotten erie
Z. Hiram. .'Some Of US. perhaps. Al
IN ashamed. i'm these different days. I
Or the quaint old tunes our gran'mas US
o. ter sing. but we hain't forgot EN- ol
~ no. we hain't forgot EN- They hau'
NJ us like sweet memories. an very. vel
a often the thought on EN- brings int
s.. our lives somethin that makes
lis purer m stronger an better"
Of ..waal. I hope So" sighed Hambur
he '.leastwise I'm glad TO hear ye say >
&c Hiram. fur ye wuz a wild boy yes.
". wuz dre'ful coltish them"
u. s.Hush. don't speak 50 loud. Il
rd children might hear We. s" said Hirar
starting up and gazing apprchensive
r. around him You're wrong. Q
lev friend; l was very sedatc boy. as
remember distinctly"
NJ. ..Waal. now. did you evcr!' 9
ma claimed the tunes in chorus; and tn
III. they All laughed ay. and Old Hundr
ERE |: q shed loudcst Of all.
rs. ats . ,werful curious how m
ne tries ter forgit he ever wuz : boy
said Refuge. lyon use ter cut
ly- worse'n any other hoy IN Wind'i
ike County, Hiram Atkins. an you KIN
vas il. Why. all on us know how you y
ED ter carry on at choir meetin', and
his Sundays. too-yes. stree. ON Sunda.
Ism tool
Eyes. WIZ a member o the choir
led said Hiram. snllenly.
the 20 course We WIZ" said ST
Street; .'an' We sung an ALFRED hon
ina book. too. as l well remember
TWO don't yc recollcct Mirandy Perkins,?
Ior- Miranda Perkins? Of course he d
Hiram had waited on her for two We
rith before he went West She had |
ked checks and glossy black curls. and
Jay. eyes were full Of mischief-seemed
the Hiram he could see her now, in
liar bright dclaine gown and quaint shal
the bonnet Ii was pleasant pictu
um Miranda used to sing alto in the che
lear There were eight Of them In the Oh
4 in the two Morse girls. Susan Baxi
Lew Higgins, Hcpsy Burdctte MiraI
said Perkins and himself, Hiram Atki
bly, He remembered them all. and by
you dear light the old tune-book thu
hich around him he could see them NJ
rass too.
wuz Miranda Perkins! He wondered "
that had become Of her; she must b
nit wrinkled and gray-haired woman
ong yet, somehow. he could think Of
EN-. only as the red-chcckcd, black-e,
Their girl who had sung alto 70 bis bas'
y Of The Newfane choir.
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